The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 8 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Visalia, the biggest of them M2.5. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Visalia came at 1.1× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Visalia — records go back to 1980 — was the M6.7 of May 02, 1983, 23:42 UTC: The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake.
How we figure this: 4 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 3.6 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Visalia
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0.9 | 32 km NNE of Kernville, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 01:41 PM | 2 km | 95 km ESE |
| M1.7 | 33 km NNE of Simmler, CA | Oct 27, 2026, 07:48 PM | 15 km | 93 km SSW |
| M1.6 | 33 km NNE of Simmler, CA | Oct 27, 2026, 07:47 PM | 14 km | 94 km SSW |
| M2.1 | 6 km E of Cantua Creek, CA | Oct 26, 2026, 06:17 AM | 16 km | 88 km WNW |
| M1.1 | 11 km NNW of Avenal, CA | Oct 23, 2026, 06:15 AM | 8 km | 84 km WSW |
| M0.8 | 11 km NNW of Avenal, CA | Oct 14, 2026, 11:50 PM | 6 km | 85 km WSW |
| M0.8 | 28 km N of Kernville, CA | Oct 14, 2026, 04:33 AM | 14 km | 90 km ESE |
| M2.0 | 2 km SSE of Sanger, CA | Oct 13, 2026, 06:29 PM | 10 km | 47 km NNW |
| M1.0 | 12 km SW of Huron, CA | Oct 13, 2026, 12:05 PM | 10 km | 85 km WSW |
| M1.7 | 8 km NE of Porterville, CA | Oct 10, 2026, 03:20 AM | 10 km | 37 km SE |
Earthquakes per year near Visalia (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Visalia
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 179 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Visalia (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6.7 | The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake | May 02, 1983, 23:42 UTC | 92 km |
| M5.6 | 8 km SW of Huron, California | Aug 04, 1985, 12:01 UTC | 80 km |
| M5.5 | 11 km NNE of Coalinga, California | May 02, 1983, 23:46 UTC | 90 km |
| M5.5 | 11 km NE of Coalinga, California | Sep 09, 1983, 09:16 UTC | 89 km |
| M5.3 | 4 km NNE of Coalinga, California | Feb 14, 1987, 07:26 UTC | 96 km |
| M5.2 | 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California | May 09, 1983, 02:49 UTC | 91 km |
| M4.9 | 6km SSW of Wasco, CA | Feb 24, 2016, 00:02 UTC | 88 km |
| M4.8 | 11 km NNW of Coalinga, California | Sep 11, 1983, 11:48 UTC | 99 km |
Nearby places
Goshen, CA (12 km) · Exeter, CA (14 km) · Tulare, CA (14 km) · Porterville, CA (38 km) · Hanford, CA (32 km) · Lemoore, CA (44 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 20:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 20:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.